Miss USA 2000


Miss USA 2000, the 49th Miss USA pageant, was held at The Grand Palace, in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 2000. At the conclusion of the final competition, Lynnette Cole of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Pressler of New York.
The pageant was held in Branson for the second and final time, at the 4,000 seat Grand Palace Theatre, and was the last pageant held in February. Lynnette Cole becomes the fifth former Miss Teen USA state delegate to win or inherit the Miss USA title in six years and the third to win it outright.
Carson Daly hosted the event for the only time, and color commentary was added for the third time by Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry and Julie Moran. Entertainment was provided by Christina Aguilera, Lou Bega, Brian McKnight and Mark Wills.

Results

Placements

Final ResultsContestant
Miss USA 2000
  • TennesseeLynnette Cole
1st Runner-Up
  • New Hampshire – Bridget Jane Vezina
  • 2nd Runner-Up
  • Alabama – Jina Mitchell
  • Top 5
  • Georgia – Patti Dunn
  • Kansas – Tiffany Meyer
  • Top 10
  • Colorado – Tiani Jones
  • Iowa – Jensie Grigsby
  • MichiganJill Dobson
  • New York – Carrie Tucker
  • South Carolina – Lisa Rabon
  • Special awards

    Final competition scores

    StateInterviewSwimsuitEvening GownAverageFinalists
    Tennessee9.81 9.64 9.78 9.74 9.66
    New Hampshire9.58 9.32 9.27 9.39 9.40
    Alabama9.54 9.51 9.93 9.66 9.45
    Kansas9.36 9.53 9.63 9.51 9.36
    Georgia9.29 9.52 9.41 9.40 9.14
    Colorado9.21 9.26 9.33 9.27 -
    Michigan9.44 9.07 9.24 9.25 -
    New York9.47 9.06 8.93 9.16-
    South Carolina8.74 9.39 9.24 9.12 -
    Iowa9.10 8.95 9.02 9.02 -

    Delegates

    The Miss USA 2000 delegates were:
    Fourteen delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA, Miss America or Miss World pageants or would later compete in one of them.
    Delegate who previously competed at Miss World was:
    Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:
    Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were: